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drop into

drop into verb: synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).

Verb

drop into (third-person singular simple present drops into, present participle dropping into, simple past and past participle dropped into)

  1. (archaic, slang) Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).
    • The reins were evidently useless, and it was a matter for the whip, whether I could hit hard enough. […] However, I dropped into him with such effect that he became in as great a hurry to cross the road as the proverbial duck before thunder.1891, Edward Corbett, An Old Coachman's Chatter, page 268
    Synonyms:
    lay into
  2. (UK, informal) To visit.
  3. (informal) To thrust (someone) into a situation.
    • He dropped me into a gang shootout.

Synonyms of drop into

Forms of drop into

third-person singular presentdrops into
present participledropping into
past participledropped into
pastdropped into

Questions about drop into

What does drop into mean?
Drop into means synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).
What part of speech is drop into?
Drop into is a verb.
What is the past tense of drop into?
The past tense of drop into is dropped into.

Words near drop into in the dictionary

  1. drop in the bucket
  2. drop in the ocean
  3. drop in the pond
  4. drop in the sea
  5. drop ins
  6. drop into
  7. drop into someone's lap
  8. drop kerb
  9. drop kerbs
  10. drop kick
  11. drop kicked

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